Difficulties At Omas In Bologna ?

[Phormula]

 

 

Who's down for a group buy?

 

It seems that O-Luxe is not willing to sell.

They prefer to shut down the factory and keep the brand.

 

Maybe some time from now we'll see Chinese pens sold with the Omas brand.

[FriendAmos]

 

It seems that O-Luxe is not willing to sell.

They prefer to shut down the factory and keep the brand.

 

Maybe some time from now we'll see Chinese pens sold with the Omas brand.

 

I don't think we know enough to say that. But one thing for sure is that OMAS pens made in China would be valued (by the Chinese and almost anyone else) as no different from the numerous $9.95 Chinese-made pens.

 

If I were to hazard a guess it would be that O-Luxe would rather not sell at scrap-metal value, as happened with, for example, Conway Stewart. At that makes sense: they have nothing to lose by just sitting on the assets for a couple of years and seeing if anyone gets keener.

[tryphon]

Maybe the former employees will get together with the offspring of the founder of OMAS (they already have a small pen company) and will start making pens the OMAS way, under a new umbrella.

[esteroids]

Is Atelier Simoni still making pens?

[katanankes]

Is Atelier Simoni still making pens?

 

Nope. They ceased almost immediately after issuing their first pen. A seller told me that one of the engineers involved in the product died in a car accident. Something like that.

[freakman]

Does anyone know how will they liquidate the stock?

I want to purchase some of their new LEs and seems that most of the dealers don't have them.

[Professor Plume]

First they learn to copy the best brands, and nobody says anything. Then they use their money to buy established brands, and nobody says anything. Next they close the plants, and all that is left are pens made in China. I think they have caught onto capitalism pretty well.

Best to hold onto your European and Japanese made pens, they will someday become rare.

 

 

Speaking of emulation and copying, the Japanese have certainly recreated much of the German genius design on their Sailor and Pilot pens. Perhaps in art it's hard to distinguish between imitation and inspiration.

[AltecGreen]

Speaking of emulation and copying, the Japanese have certainly recreated much of the German genius design on their Sailor and Pilot pens. Perhaps in art it's hard to distinguish between imitation and inspiration.

 

 

What German design genius are you referring to?

[freeboy]

if you think Ferraris are cars and everything else is not a car, then even Ferrari will eventual succumb to the need to move off shore...

[fountainbel]

Just looked on the Omas site, and the following message is mentioned :

" E- commerce not available, coming soon"

Hopefully this is good news ?

Francis

[Gump]

I read on another site that they have some remaininh stock of the Milford Cruise remaining. Perhaps they will liquidate it, and maybe the parts and materials stock?

[El Gordo]

 

Just looked on the Omas site, and the following message is mentioned :

" E- commerce not available, coming soon"

Hopefully this is good news ?

Francis

 

Don't think so, it is coming soon already several weeks, maybe even a few months.

[patta]

Francis, the statement is on the OMAS website for at least three months, so this information is not new according to very recent changes to OMAS. Thus I doubt it will be good news at all. But let's hope the best for these wonderful pens.

[jmccarty3]

Yesterday I received the 90th Anniversary Icons set from Bryant at Chatterley. It was the last set he had, and it serves not only as a fitting final memorial to OMAS, but also as a capstone to my collection of OMAS pens, which I consider to be some of the most beautiful ever made.

[Ghost Plane]

Congratulations! If those had come with the larger nib options across the set, I would've been all over them. As it was, I drooled every time I saw them.

[freeboy]

congrats on the new Omas pens...

They are a treasure

[fabri00]

Yesterday I was in Bologna and I passed by car in front of the Omas headoffice/warehouse.

 

No names, outside, nothing.

 

I'm not informed of the status of bankruptcy, but this is for sure not a good sign.

[basterma]

I would expect that the Chinese makers may move things to China or look into revamping the brand with an emphasis towards the Chinese Market. Pens made to write Western alphabets well don't work well for writing Chinese characters. If you want to make a profit making fountain pens, grinding them to write Chinese makes more sense. Statistically speaking, you will satisfy more customers.

 

If any ailing pen company wants to have a chance of turning around, grinding nibs to write characters is more likely to lead to sales presuming you can find people to market your brand to Asian markets.

[bruhuhuhu]

Just received this note today along with my pens. They have been with them since early February. I have to say I'm rather disappointed.

Edited April 6, 2016 by bruhuhuhu

[jar]

Just received this note today along with my pens. They have been with them since early February. I have to say I'm very disappointed.

Be happy the prodigals returned. That has not always been the case when pen companies close.